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Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Mobile, AL

June 21, 2021Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2021, 11:15 PM CDT for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2021, 11:15 PM CDT (04:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2021, 3:10 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 237 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 55 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -47 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
55 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-129 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1096 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

891 
WGUS54 KMOB 220415
FFWMOB
FLC033-113-221030-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0035.210622T0415Z-210622T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1115 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  South Central Escambia County in northwestern Florida...
  Southwestern Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 530 AM CDT Tuesday.

* At 1115 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in 
  the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly. Areas of Pensacola and low lying areas near the beach 
  will likely see an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain as another 
  band moves in.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Warrington, 
  Gulf Breeze, Goulding, Myrtle Grove, Oriole Beach, Pensacola 
  Beach, Brownsville, Olive, Villa Sabine, Garcon Point, Avondale, 
  Beach Haven, Bellview, Mulat and Harp.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3046 8732 3049 8731 3050 8732 3055 8724
      3058 8709 3034 8703 3032 8715 3031 8739

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Black
1 follow-up statement
155 
WGUS74 KMOB 220810
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
310 AM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

FLC033-113-220820-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210622T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Escambia FL-Santa Rosa FL-
310 AM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND 
SOUTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Tuesday for 
Portions of southwest Alabama. Portions of northwest Florida. 
Portions of southeast Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3046 8732 3049 8731 3050 8732 3055 8724
      3058 8709 3034 8703 3032 8715 3031 8739

$$

CGAL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 8:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa17 hr
Jun 21, 10:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa49 min
Jun 21, 10:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa5 hr
Jun 21, 10:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa63 min
Jun 21, 11:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa5 hr
Jun 22, 9:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia25 hr
Jun 22, 9:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa12 hr
Jun 22, 2:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia45 min
Jun 22, 3:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia41 min
Jun 22, 4:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa3 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.